Gabi Garbutt And The Illuminations

To those of us who frequented the music pubs of Camden, London, certain venues out East and the London poetry den Y Tuesday, such lyrical flights by Gabi Garbutt are not unusual. We have seen her charming pixie-punk form flitting before us like the secret love sprite of William Blake and Patti Smith, with songs sung in her own unique London accent with a West Country twist. To many of us, this just what music needed, an authentic songsmith whose words really take you somewhere. Gabi’s band, The Illuminations, includes the slick rhythm section of Ollie Jones on drums and the demonstrative Dan Fatel on bass, alongside Jimi Scandal on lead guitar who brings his inimitable style and catchy guitar lines, with Ted Mitchell making the double role of sax and keyboards his own.